FILM THEORY III
| Title | ΘΕΩΡΙΑ ΚΙΝΗΜΑΤΟΓΡΑΦΟΥ ΙΙΙ / FILM THEORY III |
| Code | 3ΘΚ2 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Film |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Christina Adamou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280007579 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Film Studies (2009-2013)
Registered students: 66
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600300719
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600300719
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=10320
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
This course is taught in Greek. It is available to Erasmus students via the preparation and writing a final project with the aid of the tutor.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester students will be able to:
1. understand semiotics and apply semiotic concepts to film analysis
2. understand psychoanalytic film theory and apply it to film analysis
3. understand feminist psychoanalytic film theory and apply it to film analysis
4. know the basic principle of modernism and trace them in films
5. know the basic principles of postmodernism and trace them in films
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course focuses on the critical analysis of contemporary cinema, with regard to meaning making, narration and movments such as avant-garde, modern cinema, self-referential films and postmodernism. The course also introduces students to contemporary film theories, such as semiotics, psychoanalytic and feminist film theory.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | 1.7 | |||
| Seminars | 30 | 1 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 35 | 1.2 | |||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 120 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
100% final essay
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κρακάουερ, Σ. (1983), «Βασικές Έννοιες» στο Θεωρία του Κινηματογράφου (Αθήνα: Κάλβος).
Αρνχάιμ, Ρούντολφ (2008), Το Φιλμ ως Τέχνη (Αθήνα: Καθρέφτης)
Additional bibliography for study
Μπαζέν, Α. (1988α), «Σχετικά με την εξέλιξη της κινηματογραφικής γλώσσας» στο Τι Είναι Κινηματογράφος 1 (Αθήνα: Αιγόκερως).
Bordwell, D., J. Staiger, and K. Thompson (1985), The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style and Mode of Production to 1960 (New York: Routledge).
Altman, R. (1999), ‘A Semantic/syntactic approach to film genre’, in B. K. Grant (ed.), Film Genre Reader II (Texas: University Texas Press): 26-40.
Neale, S. (1995), ‘Questions of genre’, in B. K. Grant (ed.), Film Genre Reader II (Texas: University Texas Press): 157-183.
Schrader, P. (1995), ‘Notes on film noir’, in B. K. Grant (ed.), Film Genre Reader II (Austin, TX: University Texas Press): 218-223.
Elsaesser, T. (1991), ‘Tales of Sound and Fury: Observations on the Family Melodrama’ in Marcia Landy (ed.), Imitations of Life: a Reader on Film and TV Melodrama (Detroit: Wayne State University Press): 68-91.
Last Update
16-09-2025
